Georgia Tennant Explained

Georgia Tennant
Birth Name:Georgia Elizabeth Moffett
Birth Place:Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation:Actress, producer
Yearsactive:1999–present
Education:St Edward's School, Oxford
Children:5, including Ty
Father:Peter Davison
Mother:Sandra Dickinson

Georgia Elizabeth Tennant is an English actress and producer. She played Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon's daughter Abigail in The Bill,[1] Jenny in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter" and Lady Vivian in the show Merlin.

Early life

Georgia was born on Christmas Day at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, west London, the daughter of actors Peter Moffett (known by his stage name, Peter Davison) and Sandra Dickinson.[2] She has two half brothers from her father's third marriage; she is of Guyanese descent through her paternal grandfather[3] and Finnish descent through her maternal grandmother.[4] [5] She attended St Edward's School in Oxford.[6]

Career

Tennant made her television debut at the age of 15 in Peak Practice (1999), playing Nicki Davey.[7] Tennant has appeared in television dramas such as The Second Quest and Like Father Like Son. She played downtrodden Alice Harding in the ITV drama Where the Heart Is in 2004 and 2005[8] and has performed alongside her father in Fear, Stress & Anger[9] and The Last Detective.[10]

In 2007, she made her theatrical debut as Mathilde Verlaine in Total Eclipse at London's Menier Chocolate Factory.[11] In May 2008, Tennant appeared in the BBC series Doctor Who as the Tenth Doctor's artificially-created daughter, Jenny, in the episode "The Doctor's Daughter", with her future husband David Tennant playing the Doctor[12] (her father Peter Davison played the Fifth Doctor in the 1980s). In August 2008, Tennant starred in series one of BBC Three's spy spin-off as Kylie Roman.[13] [14]

Tennant voiced the role of Cassie Rice in Doctor Who: Dreamland in 2009,[15] and portrayed Lady Vivian in the "Sweet Dreams" episode of the BBC drama Merlin.[16] She joined the cast of BBC medical drama Casualty as junior doctor Heather Whitefield, but her character was killed off at the start of her second episode.

In June 2010, she performed in the short play Hens, which ran for four performances at the Riverside Studios and was later broadcast on Sky Arts 2,[17] and played a cameo role in the television drama Thorne: Sleepyhead as the wife of one of the junior detectives (appearing in one scene in episode two, and one non-speaking scene in episode three). In March 2011, she landed the role of Emma in the BBC Three sitcom White Van Man,[18] which ran for two series before being cancelled. In May 2012, Tennant made her West End debut in the play What the Butler Saw at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.[19] The play received poor reviews and ticket sales, and on 13 July the production announced via their official website that the play had been cancelled and would be ending the following week, a month earlier than scheduled.[20] [21] [22]

In November 2013, Tennant appeared in and produced the Doctor Who homage anniversary webcast The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot; as a producer she was credited under her married name of Georgia Tennant (though her initial acting appearances were credited under Georgia Moffett). It was written and directed by her father, and featured cameo appearances by her husband and her two older children (she was at the time of filming heavily pregnant with her third, and the webcast features a scripted scene of her going into labour).

Tennant produced and starred in a short film opposite her husband David Tennant called 96 Ways To Say I Love You, which premiered at the London Independent Film Festival in April 2015.[23] In 2017, she returned to acting with a small role in BBC drama miniseries In the Dark, credited as Georgia Tennant.[24] That same year, she produced a comedy film starring her husband called You, Me and Him. From 2019, she produced her husband's podcast series David Tennant Does a Podcast With...[25] In 2020, David Tennant and Michael Sheen.[26] starred in the six-part comedy Staged, filmed during the COVID-19 lockdown, with Georgia Tennant producing and in a supporting role

Personal life

Tennant became pregnant after a brief relationship with a university student and in 2002, at age 17, had her first child, a son named Ty, who became an actor.[27]

She became engaged to actor David Tennant in January 2011. She gave birth to the couple's daughter in March 2011.[28] [29] They married on 30 December 2011.[30] The couple live in Chiswick[31] and have five children, Ty, Olive, Wilfred “Fred”, Doris, and Birdie. Georgia's firstborn son Ty was adopted by David Tennant.[32]

Tennant is a patron of Straight Talking, a charity set up to educate young people about teenage pregnancy.[33]

In 2018, Tennant was diagnosed with and successfully treated for early stage cervical cancer.[34]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
201596 Ways to Say I Love YouOliveShort film; also producer
2017You, Me and HimAlisonFeature film; also producer
2020ScreeningPrime MinisterShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Peak PracticeNicki Davey4 episodes
2002–2009The BillAbigail Nixon26 episodes
2004The Second QuestSandra BiggsTelevision film[35]
Holby CityEmma LentonEpisode: "A Good Day to Bury Bad News"[36]
2004–2005Where the Heart IsAlice Harding9 episodes[37]
2005Like Father Like SonMorag Tait2 episodes[38]
Tom Brown's SchooldaysSallyTelevision film
2007Fear, Stress and AngerChloe Chadwick6 episodes
BonkersDebbie Hooper4 episodes[39]
CasualtyElaine WalkerEpisode: "Lost in the Rough"[40]
The Last DetectiveTanyaEpisode: "Once Upon a Time on the Westway"
2008My FamilyPenny BishopEpisode: "Let's Not Be Heisty"[41]
Doctor WhoJennyEpisode: "The Doctor's Daughter"[42]
Kylie RomanAll 6 episodes[43]
2009Agatha Christie's MarpleLady Frances "Frankie" DerwentEpisode: "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?"[44]
Doctor Who: DreamlandCassie RiceVoice; all 6 episodes
CasualtyHeather Whitefield2 episodes[45]
MerlinLady VivianEpisode: "Sweet Dreams"
2010Playhouse LiveLeilaEpisode: "Hens"
Thorne: SleepyheadSophie Holland2 episodes[46]
2011White Van ManEmma13 episodes[47]
2013The Five(ish) Doctors RebootGeorgia MoffettTelevision film; also producer
2014CasualtyBriony WhitmanEpisode: "Entrenched"[48]
Holby CityBriony WhitmanEpisode: "Chaos in Her Wings"
2015Joan of Arc: God's WarriorJoan of ArcTelevision film
2017In the DarkJennyAll 4 episodes
2020–2022Staged Georgia Tennant20 episodes
2022Meet the RichardsonsGeorgia TennantEpisode: #3.1[49]
The SandmanLaura LynnVoice; episode: "Dream of a Thousand Cats"
The Horne SectionAshAll 6 episodes
Dog SquadKika Voice; 3 episodes
2024The WayMillie1 episode

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Doctor Who: Red Dawn[50] Tanya WebsterBig Finish Productions
2008Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7[51] NarratorBBC Audio
2010City of Spires[52] AliceBig Finish Productions
2013Bernice Summerfield: New Frontiers[53] Avril Fenman
2014Osiris: Osirian EnemyJessicaEverybodyelse Productions
Frankenstein[54] ElizabethBig Finish Productions
Doctor Who: Rule of the Eminence[55] Engineer Tallow
2018Jenny: The Doctor's DaughterJenny
2019Doctor Who: The Legacy of Time
2021Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter – Still Running
2023Doctor Who: Once and Future: The Artist at the End of Time

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Eclipse of the HeartMathilde VerlaineMenier Chocolate Factory
2010HensLeilaRiverside Studios
2012What the Butler SawGeraldine BarclayThe Vaudeville Theatre

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Bill (2004–2009). . 15 December 2009.
  2. April 2008 . The Stars are Coming Out . . 5–11 April 2008 . 14–24 . BBC .
  3. Web site: Peter Davison: 'Britain wasn't as welcoming as it should have been for my father' . Palmer . Camilla . 11 August 2017 . theguardian.com. 11 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Robert Burrows and descendants, 1630-1974 . Burrows . Raymond Earl . 1975 . . 978 . 16 September 2023.
  5. Web site: My first trip to Finland with my baby bro... the homeland of our mother and my hair . Sandra Dickinson . Instagram . 28 February 2021 . 16 September 2023 . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CL2MW_inhqC . 24 December 2021 . limited.
  6. Web site: Georgia Moffett Summary . . 13 September 2009 . 11 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511150245/http://www.tv.com/georgia-moffett/person/187852/summary.html . dead .
  7. Web site: Peak Practice (1999). . 15 December 2009.
  8. Web site: Where the Heart Is 1997' . . 13 September 2009.
  9. Web site: Fear, Stress and Anger (2007). . 15 December 2009.
  10. Web site: The Last Detective (2007). . 15 December 2009.
  11. Web site: Georgia Moffett Trivia. Movietome. 15 September 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100106061758/http://www.movietome.com/people/187852/georgia-moffett/trivia.html. 6 January 2010.
  12. Web site: Doctor Who: The Doctor's Daughter. BBC Press Office. 10 May 2008. 13 September 2009.
  13. Web site: Spooks: Code 9. BBC Press Office. 16 July 2008. 13 September 2009.
  14. News: Spooks: Code 9. The Guardian. 8 August 2008. 8 September 2009. London. Gareth. McLean.
  15. Web site: Doctor Who Dreamland (2009). . 15 December 2009.
  16. Web site: Merlin (2009). . 15 December 2009.
  17. Web site: Sky Arts . Playhouse Live . 16 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822150358/http://www.skyarts.co.uk/theatre-drama/article/playhouse-live/ . 22 August 2010 .
  18. Webb . Claire . Q&A with White Van Man star Georgia Moffett . Radio Times . 22 March 2011 . 12 November 2013.
  19. Web site: McInnerny, Bond & Moffett join Djalili in What the Butler Saw. 21 April 2012.
  20. News: Michael. Billington. What the Butler Saw – review. The Guardian. 17 May 2012.
  21. Web site: What the Butler Saw . https://archive.today/20140629152337/http://www.theatreforum.com/index.php?/topic/46618-what-the-butler-saw/page-4 . dead . 29 June 2014 . 28 June 2014 .
  22. News: Charles. Spencer. Joe Orton's 1967 comic masterpiece is given a sadistically unfunny adaptation. The Telegraph. 17 May 2012.
  23. Web site: Hewitt. Susan. REVIEW: 96 Ways To Say I Love You – An Entertaining & Funny Short. www.david-tennant-news.com. 11 November 2015. 14 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814055234/https://www.david-tennant-news.com/review-96-ways-to-say-i-love-you-an-entertaining-funny-short/. dead.
  24. BBC – In the Dark pages: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08y7p10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ysx09 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08zj2wv https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09052h3 (Accessed 5 August 2017)
  25. Web site: 31 January 2019. David Moffett Does A Podcast With... Is Officially Great Britain's Top Podcast.
  26. Web site: Wright. Minnie. 10 June 2020. Staged actor David Tennant reveals challenges of filming lockdown omedy. Radio Times.
  27. Web site: I showed my mum a scan of my beautiful baby... but I was too scared . Sunday Mirror . 9 September 2012 . 5 May 2002.
  28. News: Baby joy for star David . The Paisley Daily Express . Paisley, Scotland . 18 January 2011 . 29 January 2011.
  29. The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show . The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show . . Absolute Radio . 11 April 2011 . A couple of you have been asking on Facebook how DT is – David Tennant. I swapped texts with him over the weekend. He is smitten with his new baby daughter..
  30. http://www.digitalspy.com.au/showbiz/news/a357856/david-tennant-to-marry-georgia-moffett-today.html David Tennant 'to marry Georgia Moffett today' – Digital Spy
  31. 'We're not squeamish!' David Tennant on privacy, parenting and playing himself. The Guardian. Elle. Hunt. 8 July 2020. 18 November 2021.
  32. News: Houghton . Rianne. David Tennant and his wife Georgia Moffett reveal the name of their fifth child . Digital Spy. 5 March 2020.
  33. Web site: Our Patrons . 28 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140820013251/http://www.straighttalking.org/Support-us/Our-Patrons . 20 August 2014 .
  34. Web site: Georgia Moffett urges followers to 'never miss a smear test' in cervical screening week awareness post. 8 July 2020. The Standard. 16 June 2020.
  35. Web site: The Second Quest (2004). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  36. Web site: Holby City (2004). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  37. Web site: Where the Heart Is (1997). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  38. Web site: Like Father Like Son 2005). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  39. Web site: Bonkers (2007). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  40. Web site: Casualty (2007). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  41. Web site: My Family Let's Not Be Heisty(2008). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  42. Web site: BBC Doctor Who The Doctor's Daughter Episode Guide. Bbc.com. 15 December 2009.
  43. Web site: Spooks: Code 9 (2008). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  44. Web site: Marple (2009). IMDb.com. 15 December 2009.
  45. Web site: BBC ONE Unplaced Casualty. BBC Press Office. 6 September 2009.
  46. Web site: Thorne: Sleepyhead . TV.com . https://archive.today/20120919184144/http://www.tv.com/thorne/sleepyhead-episode-2/episode/1360349/cast.html?tag=cast_summary;cast . dead . 19 September 2012 . 18 January 2011 .
  47. Web site: White Van Man . . 10 March 2011.
  48. Web site: Blue's Anthony Costa in Casualty – first-look pictures. Susanna Lazarus. RadioTimes. 14 April 2015.
  49. Web site: Doctor Who stars David and Georgia Moffett join Jon Richardson comedy. Sarrubba. Stefania. Digital Spy. 22 February 2022.
  50. Web site: Doctor Who Red Dawn (2000). 15 December 2009. Bigfinish.com.
  51. Web site: Doctor Who: Snowglobe 7 (2008). 15 December 2009. Bbcshop.com.
  52. Web site: Doctor Who City of Spires (2010). 25 January 2011. Bigfinish.com.
  53. Web site: 04. New Frontiers – Bernice Summerfield – Box Sets – Big Finish. 30 April 2016. www.bigfinish.com.
  54. Web site: 4. Frankenstein – Big Finish Classics – Big Finish. 30 April 2016. www.bigfinish.com.
  55. Web site: 3. Dark Eyes 3 – Doctor Who – Dark Eyes – Big Finish. 30 April 2016. www.bigfinish.com.